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deworm

/diːˈwɜːrm/ /dɪˈwɜːrm/

Meanings
verb
To cause an animal to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs.

Examples :

"The farmer needs to deworm his sheep to keep them healthy. "
medicine animal biology agriculture

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excrete verb

/ɛkˈskɹiːt/

To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.

"The plant excretes oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis. "

Illustration cause

cause noun

/kɔːz/ /kɔz/

(often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

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drugs noun

/dɹʌɡz/

A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.

"Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature."

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administration noun

/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/

The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.

"The school administration is responsible for managing the daily schedule. "

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healthy adjective

/ˈhɛl.θi/

Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well.

"He was father to three healthy kids."

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digestive noun

/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/

A substance that aids digestion.

"My grandmother took a digestive enzyme supplement to help with her digestion. "

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worms noun

/wɜːmz/ /wɝmz/

A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.

"After the rain, many worms came out of the ground in the garden. "

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farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

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sheep noun

/ʃiːp/ /ʃip/

A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

"The farmer brought the sheep to the pasture for grazing. "

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needs adverb

/niːdz/

Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used with an auxiliary verb (often must), and equivalent to "of need".

"One must needs run when the devil drives."

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tract noun

/tɹækt/

An area or expanse.

"an unexplored tract of sea"

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animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."